AIRLINK200.2▲ 3.55 (0.02%)BOP10.3▲ 0.16 (0.02%)CNERGY6.72▲ 0.03 (0.00%)DCL8.5▼ -0.02 (0.00%)DFML38.04▲ 0.16 (0.00%)DGKC96.61▲ 1.38 (0.01%)FCCL33.43▲ 0.41 (0.01%)FFL16.58▼ -0.07 (0.00%)HUBC127.25▼ -0.04 (0.00%)HUMNL13.9▲ 0 (0.00%)KEL4.83▲ 0.07 (0.01%)KOSM6.5▲ 0.13 (0.02%)MLCF42.6▲ 0.38 (0.01%)NBP60.8▲ 0.04 (0.00%)OGDC213.4▲ 0.37 (0.00%)PAEL40.75▼ -0.12 (0.00%)PIBTL8.37▲ 0.08 (0.01%)PPL183▼ -0.57 (0.00%)PRL38.6▲ 0.33 (0.01%)PTC23.91▼ -0.16 (-0.01%)SEARL94.99▼ -0.12 (0.00%)TELE8.71▼ -0.02 (0.00%)TOMCL34.56▼ -0.15 (0.00%)TPLP12.36▲ 0.15 (0.01%)TREET22.5▼ -0.08 (0.00%)TRG64.65▲ 0.29 (0.00%)UNITY32.89▲ 0.18 (0.01%)WTL1.8▲ 0.01 (0.01%)

India must improve through middle overs: Dravid

Share
Tweet
WhatsApp
Share on Linkedin
[tta_listen_btn]

A 3-0 drubbing in South Africa is a timely reminder that India need to overhaul their approach to One-day International cricket and head coach Rahul Dra-vid says the problem lies in how they fared in the middle overs — both with bat and ball.

With regular skipper Rohit Sharma among a slew of players laid low by injuries, the team led by KL Rahul were whitewashed after their four-run loss in Cape Town on Sunday. With India also missing all-rounders Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, and Washington Sundar due to injury, Dravid said the series was an “eye-opener” and that their conservative batting was down to a lack of team balance.

“We certainly could do better in the middle overs,” the former India captain told reporters after Sunday’s loss, which followed their 2-1 defeat in the preceding test series. “We understand the template, and a large part of that template is dependent on the balance of your squad.

“Some of the guys who really help us balance out the squad and give us those all-round options at number six, seven and eight were not available for selection.

 

 

Related Posts

Get Alerts